103RD GENERAL ASSEMBLY
State of Illinois
2023 and 2024
SB2755

 

Introduced 1/16/2024, by Sen. Donald P. DeWitte

 

SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED:
 
105 ILCS 5/2-3.204 new

    Amends the State Board of Education Article of the School Code. Provides that the State Board of Education shall create and maintain a comprehensive training program in advanced manufacturing to ensure an adequate supply of trained and skilled individuals to work in advanced manufacturing and to ensure appropriate representation of racial and ethnic groups in all phases of the industry. Provides that the State Board of Education shall develop the program to be taught as part of the curriculum of the public school system from grades kindergarten through 12 and made readily available to all school districts. Provides that school districts may include programs in education in advanced manufacturing as a part of the curriculum of those districts. Provides that the State Board of Education shall adopt such rules as may be necessary to implement these provisions. Provides that the rules may not create any new State mandates on school districts as a condition of districts receiving federal, State, or local funds. Provides that the State Board of Education shall assume responsibility for the administration of the program throughout all school districts, as well as developing the program to match the requirements and mandates of federal programming.


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A BILL FOR

 

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1    AN ACT concerning education.
 
2    Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
3represented in the General Assembly:
 
4    Section 5. The School Code is amended by adding Section
52-3.204 as follows:
 
6    (105 ILCS 5/2-3.204 new)
7    Sec. 2-3.204. Advanced manufacturing education.
8    (a) The General Assembly finds that manufacturing is the
9most basic and singularly important industry in this State,
10that advanced manufacturing is of central importance to the
11welfare and economic stability of this State, and that the
12maintenance of this vital industry requires a continued source
13of trained and qualified individuals for employment in
14advanced manufacturing. It is the intent of the General
15Assembly that, although this Section does not create any new
16mandates, school districts be encouraged to follow this
17Section.
18    (b) The State Board of Education shall create and maintain
19a comprehensive training program in advanced manufacturing to
20ensure an adequate supply of trained and skilled individuals
21to work in advanced manufacturing and to ensure appropriate
22representation of racial and ethnic groups in all phases of
23the industry. The State Board of Education shall develop the

 

 

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1program to be taught as part of the curriculum of the public
2school system from grades kindergarten through 12 and made
3readily available to all school districts. School districts
4may include programs in education in advanced manufacturing as
5a part of the curriculum of those districts.
6    (c) The State Board of Education shall adopt such rules as
7may be necessary to implement the provisions of this Section.
8The rules may not create any new State mandates on school
9districts as a condition of districts receiving federal,
10State, or local funds.
11    (d) The State Board of Education shall assume
12responsibility for the administration of the program created
13under this Section throughout all school districts, as well as
14developing the program to match the requirements and mandates
15of federal programming.